[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6783-6784]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIMITED TARIFF 
                                BENEFITS

  Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or statements on congressional 
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits were 
submitted as follows:

                  Offered By Mr. Tom Cole of Oklahoma

       Bill Number: S. 2739.
       Provision: Section 516.
       Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Central Oklahoma Master 
     Conservancy District.
       Address of Requesting Entity: 12500 E. Alameda, Norman, 
     Oklahoma, 73026.
       Description of Request: A feasibility study is needed to 
     investigate importation of water into Lake Thunderbird to 
     increase the available supply of water for Norman, Del City,

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     and Midwest City and all other areas serviced by the Central 
     Oklahoma Master Conservancy District. Economic forecasts 
     conducted by local and regional entities indicate that the 
     rate of growth for the area has been and should remain 
     strong. In FY 2005, Bureau of Reclamation completed an 
     appraisal investigation of augmenting the yield to meet the 
     additional demands of the District's member cities through 
     2040. The investigation found that there is a need for water 
     in the future. The Bureau of Reclamation currently does not 
     have authority to continue the investigation at feasibility 
     level. The total cost of the project is $1.8 million; Section 
     516 authorizes a maximum of $900,000 from the federal 
     government to be allocated within three years of enactment. 
     Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District will provide a 
     50/50 cost share. The federal dollars will be allocated in 
     the following manner: $495,000 for NEPA Compliance, $160,000 
     for Engineering and Hydrology, $55,000 for Alternative 
     Formulation and Criteria Assessment, $47,500 for Review and 
     QA / QC, $63,500 for Project Management, $32,500 for 
     Technical Writing, $41,500 for Economics and Recreation, and 
     $5,000 for Real Estate.

                       Offered By Mr. Ray LaHood

       Bill Number: S. 2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 
     2008.
       Provisions: Title VI, Subtitle C. Abraham Lincoln National 
     Heritage Area.
       Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Looking for Lincoln 
     Heritage Coalition, Springfield, IL.
       Address of Requesting Entity: Looking for Lincoln Heritage 
     Coalition, #1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701.
       Description of Request: To establish and provide the 
     authorization for the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area 
     to become eligible to receive federal funding at the level of 
     $1,000,000 per year for 15 years. The managing entity of the 
     Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition will be responsible 
     for managing the economic viability of the heritage area by 
     using matching funding sources, on a 50/50 basis, including 
     state, local, private, foundation dollars and in kind 
     services, where applicable. The Looking for Lincoln Heritage 
     Coalition is a not-for-profit entity that has, for 9 years, 
     helped to preserve and interpret many of the sites of the 42 
     county area of central Illinois where Lincoln lived, worked, 
     raised his family, and pursued his passions for the law and 
     politics, en route to the White House. The purpose of the 
     Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area is to allow more 
     stories to be preserved, interpreted, developed, promoted and 
     managed for today's visitors and tomorrow's generation. As a 
     national heritage area, the full array of cultural, historic, 
     scenic and natural resources can be more fully developed for 
     the educational and inspirational benefit, as well as the 
     economic benefit from increased tourism.

                    Offered By Mr. James L. Oberstar

       The amendment to be offered by Mr. Oberstar, or his 
     designee, to H.R. 2830, the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act 
     of 2007,'' contains the following congressional earmark as 
     defined in clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives:
       Sec.--(p. 11); Legislative provision: Newtown Creek, New 
     York City, New York; Requested by: Anthony D. Weiner.

                   Offered By Mr. Don Young of Alaska

       Bill Number: S. 2739 (H.R. 1114).
       Account: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation 
     and Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey/Water 
     Resources Division.
       Legal Name of Requesting Entity: State of Alaska.
       Address of Requesting Entity: n/a.
       Description of Request: This provides an authorization of 
     appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior of ``such 
     sums as are necessary'' to conduct a study to: (1) survey 
     accessible water supplies, including aquifers, on the Kenai 
     Peninsula and in the Municipality of Anchorage, the 
     Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the city of Fairbanks, and the 
     Fairbanks Northstar Borough; (2) survey water treatment needs 
     and technologies, including desalination, applicable to the 
     water resources of the State of Alaska; and (3) review the 
     need for enhancement of streamflow information collected by 
     the U.S. Geological Survey in the State of Alaska relating to 
     critical water needs in areas such as infrastructure risks to 
     State transportation, flood forecasting, resources extraction 
     and fire management. Assuming appropriation of the necessary 
     funds, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that 
     conducting those studies would cost $8 million over the 2008-
     2012 period. Enacting H.R. 1114 would not affect direct 
     spending or revenues.
       Due to harsh climate and wild terrain, Alaska has unique 
     water needs. There is little information on size or recharge 
     capabilities of groundwater aquifers, or water treatment 
     needs and technologies in Alaska. The Secretary of the 
     Interior is to produce a report for the House Committee on 
     Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources within two years of the date of enactment. 
     The Committees can then determine whether to authorize any 
     water projects or practices as supported by the report. The 
     authority of the Secretary to conduct this study expires in 
     10 years after the date of enactment. The project will be 
     subject to a 50% match from the State of Alaska, an affected 
     local community or other nonfederal source.